125mm Mango rounds
ROSOBORONEXPORT JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) has
established manufacturing of 3VBM17 Mango armor-piercing fin-stabilized
discarding-sabot (APFSDS) rounds in India. The ammunition is designed to defeat
armored vehicles fitted with composite armor. The project is being implemented
under the Make in India program.
The 125mm Mango round is designed to be fired from the
guns of T-72 and T-90 MBTs. Various versions of these combat vehicles are in
service with the Indian Army.
"Rostec has extensive experience in industrial partnership with friendly
countries. Many projects include technology transfer and exchange of
competencies. Such a partnership allows the importing country to develop its
production capacity – this is a competitive edge of Rostec as a leading supplier
of defence solutions. We have implemented several such projects in partnership
with India. These include licensed production of T-90 tanks, Mango APFSDS
projectiles and other weapon systems. To achieve the highest degree of
localization of the production of Mango projectiles it is planned to launch
manufacturing of powders on the territory of India," - said Sergey Chemezov,
General Director of Rostec.
The Mango rounds include the 3BM42 APFSDS projectile capable of engaging modern
tanks fitted with composite armor.
"Another important stage of Russian-Indian cooperation that complies with the
requirements of Make in India and Atmanirbhar Bharat Abhiyaan (Self-Reliant
India) programs has been completed. On the premises of the Indian defence
holding, ROSOBORONEXPORT has prepared key manufacturing facilities for
production of Mango tank rounds. This enables the Indian side to start mastering
the technology transferred to it and launch manufacturing," - said Alexander
Mikheev, General Director of the special export company. "ROSOBORONEXPORT's
activity in India is a vivid example of a comprehensive industrial partnership
within which joint projects for all services of the armed forces have been
implemented, with a degree of cooperation between the enterprises of the two
countries that is unique in the world market".
